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The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

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Offences in relation to wildlife officers

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69.—(1) A person (“P”) is guilty of an offence if P—

(a)intentionally obstructs a wildlife officer, or a person assisting an officer by virtue of regulation 66, in the exercise of functions under these Regulations;

(b)assaults a wildlife officer, or a person assisting an officer by virtue of regulation 66, in the exercise of functions under these Regulations;

(c)fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement under regulation 62(2), 63(1), 64(1) or 65 reasonably made by a wildlife officer or by a person assisting an officer by virtue of regulation 66;

(d)prevents any other person from complying with any such requirement; or

(e)in purporting to give information requested by a wildlife officer, or by a person assisting an officer by virtue of regulation 66, makes a statement which P knows to be false in a material particular.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable, either on summary conviction or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

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